Exchange of Letters Robinson and A. C. Plagge

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l'atrona abould check claaa of ... Nice
doaired: otherwisa m-.ge will be
t:raDomitUd aa a fall-ratAI
commanieation.
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A .C. PLA G& l Y I ~ .> UTH R I TY F .R F UB l I Sl 1 I G " ,. Y:~ I ,0~"
It
C ~RSE ..J• TIL F t.:T, ER ORDERS . f\0 ONE ELSE HIS T IS AUTt-rRITY.
FRA~K B. RO~INS N
F UN) . P. F " 3 Y CH I N<\ "
// Psgchiana"'
STU 0 I E-G R 0 E P: N E 0 E R L A N 0 E N K 0 L 0 N I E N.
HOOFDKWARTIER: 's.GRAVENHAGE
EOISONSTRAAT 144
AANGETEEKENDE STUKKEN
POSTKANTOOR FAHRENHEITSTRAAT
ll(, P/P. J T:: ........................... .
~r . Frank B. ~obinson .
P S Y C H I A FA.
l"oscow Idaho .
~ear friend Dr. Robinson,
* TELEFOON : 3 3 3 1 0 9.
POSTGIRO : 2 t 9 3 64.
DEN HAAG, I5 :Marc.~ ........................... 193 ... ~.·
I know that time is of a priceles value to you, therefor excuse me
that I trouble you with rot own difficulties and affairs,but where it is for
Psychiana, it is also of some importance to you. Inclose a letter of a lav.,r­yer
office which will shove you, what that man with who I have break all coe
oneration in ?sychiana is now trying against me . He was a man who alVlays
said "beuare for t~ ~ .T Y1S " 'lnd now ·1h3ra he i s b3 bre 1'1. ''l" .a di val t.rlC. t~"'
d TP r; ~e.'' "':;:._~ .Cirf>t t' .i '1~ ,' .<'~, t , . .J ::_::; 1 i , to run directly for help to an Of.ri
fice of J'ews case- lawyer s '17ith "some'' reputation her0 in t'ovm.
You a r e so friendly to cabl e me "until further orders you are only
representative Psychiana there'' . So as you see from the l etter of his law­ye
r ,he would made a l awsuit a~a inst me and clai~s all Psychiana Lessons ,
pamphl et s , etc , ;lhich I havl3 :>rintjd,;)'.lbli•J:ud r.nd pa.id for , but ha said that
it is all his ovm v;o rk. 'Sut it is not his works but yours , he only translate
a ,.sreat deal of your Lessons for me , as the man who brought Psychiana here in
Holland. 'I"11anks God that you hr<,ve copyrit;.<'lted thoso Lesson.., ..!. ot only for
.Am3rica but also for C8.n<tdn.; r 1g tr·,_in:s th3 co:pyri.sht of the "1ern.Jr convent ion
I believe sur ely that you and you only can claim all rights not only here in
Holland but in any other country of Europe , and not a man who had do some
translating.
I know t htl.t you have give me a big support vlith your last t el egram
in all attacks ::t.2;'3..inst :Psychiana r:tffairs , but allo"T me also in atale_:;ram th.;
authority for t'w ~n,')lisllnJ ....,r JOUr Psychiana Course , pamphlets and cicu.­lairs
too . Please will be so kind to cable these matter on my account that
A. C . Pla~ge only has the authority for publishi ng your Psychiana Course un­til
further orders . Herefor you will obli~e me very nuch. I ask fOU this
for th3 sake of rs:,rc,tiana ;"1'1 o'11J to check any lawsuit v1hat that man try to
do against me and the Psychiana movement , wl1ich I just have settled.
The Psychiana movement is still a biJg expense to me but I don ' t care
for that,for it i9 oal:.r just in t'1a be:;innin~ aYli I lik.J it ~;': ; ..r it i,.j <.
ideal to me and not a business affair. I v1ant to demonstrate with my action
nothing else than to keep Psychiana free from any personal egoistical sel­fis.
hness or as a personlv businass job. This is a. d"'ed w'1.ic,1 every Psyc. ..1 iana
man of so~n3 c!laract;r should do b -: t>.. .. ; .38.113 way,who is in my position and
situation.
I sho·.v you my steadfastness of my feeling in spite of all my diffi­culties
, and don ' t think there vi~l be any alternation in tha future for tJ.mt
Psychiana is the most finest thinmto :me , n.nd I VJonld rtake '1er to the most
fundamental school and t eachin~ of my live and that of my countrymen. I am
tossed so to and fro by the exneri ences of the last four months of my life
that I hav3 the consequenees p r etty hard in
my ovm bo~y as a phychical
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breakdown - this proofed yet my lack in the fast grip of your beautiful
Psychiana teac~ing . }ut I tell you that I can figl1t for what Ilove and res­pect
, that is for Psychiana what I have know and learn in America from you
::::>r. 'qobin..;-'1 ·',.o -.,..e c-'- onl:- t'·.e teac:.er bt:: ·i;he founder of that psychologyo
Help me with your psychical power to stay steadfast in .fOUr Psychiana
princinle . Jry difficulties a~d expeariences mav and shauld be to me a rene­wing
in the power of your teaching.
Latter without any hast I 11ill settle the regulation and agreement
which you as a !'riend and a, ;.: ... e <.-t. der of Psychiana, for a r;ood fundation in
the l eading of Psychiana here in Holland and Colonies.
3elieve ne to be in truth and cordially your friend-
A. C. Plagge .
Yr. A. Loeb.
Mro H.Smalhout .
Lawyers .
The Hague II March I938o
1\rr. a!. c. Plagge .
~disonstraat I44.
Sir,
Jwly client Mr. w. A. J . van Meurs,took my advice according the difficulties
by his exPerience with you and the manner so as you su~pos~ to break off th~
cooneration with you and nv client,as also the proceed~ng ~n law,whereupon.~t
is based. . MY client has grievence , and from my point of view, righ~ly , a~a~nst
the way of finishing and more espesiallyalso , that you nresume the r~ght ~n
further using of his mental work, which using is unlawful .
Under reserve of all rights,which my client moreover claims, I request you
in the name of himself and so far necessary to me,as against my client , imme­diate
to deliver all copies of:
a/ 20 lessons of the Psychiana-Course . b/ Brochures "''Tho and \'/hat God real­ly
is" c/ Several namphlets. d/ Propa9;ada circulairs . e/ The monthly Lta.ga­zine
. My client reserves for him all right against the pupils of t~e course,
also the charges therefrom and also in the affair of the representat~on of
Dr. Franf B. Robinson in Moscow Idaho.. If you not follows my summons within
3 days 3fter now, you can eXPect, that lawmeasures will be taken against youo
w. s . H. Smalhout. ------------------------------------------ Here follows a copy of the Dutch letter.
Hr. A. Loeb.
Mr. H. Smalhout ,
Advocaten. ·
Ui.inheer,
Den haag II llaart I938o
Den heer A. C.Plagge .
~d isonstr aat I44 0
}{ijn client,de heer ~. A . J . van lleurs alhier, raadpleegde mij naar aan­leiding
van de moeilijkheden, welke hij met U ondervindt in verband met de wij­ze
waarop U hebt Remeend aan de zamenwerking tusschen }iU en client,alsmede van
de rechtsverhouding, waarop deze steunde , een einde te maken. Client heeft be­zwaar,
en m. i . terecht,tegen deze wijze van beeindigen en meer bepaaldelijk
ook, dat U zich het recht aanmatigt om van zijn geestelijk verk verder gebruik
te maken,welk gebruik onrechtcatig is9 - Ond3r reserve van alle rechten, welke
client overigens heeft ,moet ik U ncmens ham verzo~ken -;n voorzooveel noodig
sommeeren aan mij , als clients gemachtigde , onverwijld uit te leveren alle exem­plaren
van: a/ 20 lessen der Psychiana- Cursus , b/ brochure ".lie en '/at J.od
werkelijkis" . c/ div-3rse vlugschriften , d/ Propaganda ciculaires. e/ Hat
llaandblad. Client reserveert zich ook alle rechten ten aanzien van de leer-lingen
van dezen cursus,alsmede van de opbren~sten daarvan en ook terzake van
de vertegenvroordiging van Dr. Frank B. Robinson te Moscow Idaho . Indien U
aan mijn sommatie niet binnen 3 dagen gevolg geeft , kunt U verv1achten,dat recht ..
smaatreJ!elen tegen U zullen \/Orden genomen.
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Dear Dr. Robinson,
Hoogachtend,
w. g . Ho Smalhout .
I send you here the )Dutc:1 l etter of his lawyer and also a ,~nt"lish trdns­lation.
!like ~o be openharted for I have nithing to conceal agai~st You.
You see he cla~ms the proceeding in law wherPunon it is based, and all ri~J"llt
against the :pupils of the course and also the ~hart'2;es therefrom etc , but ~ot
any word about all the expences etc . I believe that al what that man claims ,
will show you his true character in .nutshell . .. That c..m I luC~J that I nn.v<J not
yet l1hd3 ... ny sort of contract or agreement wi t!l such a nan.
3incere.l y yours
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DEN HAAG
''PSYCHIAl .. A"
MOSCO I IDAHO
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L CLASS OF SERVICE DESIRED\
DOMESTIC CAB LIE
TELEGRAM FULL RATE
DAY LETTER DEFERRED IX
NIGHT NIGHT
MESSAGE LETTER
NIGHT SHIP
LETIER RADIOGRAM
l'atrona abould check claaa of ... Nice
doaired: otherwisa m-.ge will be
t:raDomitUd aa a fall-ratAI
commanieation.
.~. P L\ CE
CC@ IFY IS NS TRAA T 144
Tl I ( E, !-C~l,'D
A .C. PLA G& l Y I ~ .> UTH R I TY F .R F UB l I Sl 1 I G " ,. Y:~ I ,0~"
It
C ~RSE ..J• TIL F t.:T, ER ORDERS . f\0 ONE ELSE HIS T IS AUTt-rRITY.
FRA~K B. RO~INS N
F UN) . P. F " 3 Y CH I Nt t' .i '1~ ,' .rintjd,;)'.lbli•J:ud r.nd pa.id for , but ha said that
it is all his ovm v;o rk. 'Sut it is not his works but yours , he only translate
a ,.sreat deal of your Lessons for me , as the man who brought Psychiana here in
Holland. 'I"11anks God that you hr.. .. ; .38.113 way,who is in my position and
situation.
I sho·.v you my steadfastness of my feeling in spite of all my diffi­culties
, and don ' t think there vi~l be any alternation in tha future for tJ.mt
Psychiana is the most finest thinmto :me , n.nd I VJonld rtake '1er to the most
fundamental school and t eachin~ of my live and that of my countrymen. I am
tossed so to and fro by the exneri ences of the last four months of my life
that I hav3 the consequenees p r etty hard in
my ovm bo~y as a phychical
- 2 -
breakdown - this proofed yet my lack in the fast grip of your beautiful
Psychiana teac~ing . }ut I tell you that I can figl1t for what Ilove and res­pect
, that is for Psychiana what I have know and learn in America from you
::::>r. 'qobin..;-'1 ·',.o -.,..e c-'- onl:- t'·.e teac:.er bt:: ·i;he founder of that psychologyo
Help me with your psychical power to stay steadfast in .fOUr Psychiana
princinle . Jry difficulties a~d expeariences mav and shauld be to me a rene­wing
in the power of your teaching.
Latter without any hast I 11ill settle the regulation and agreement
which you as a !'riend and a, ;.: ... e